The Independent

‘Don’t google the Beckhams!’: How to read more, according to Britain’s top authors

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...
The Financial Times

ONS revamps UK inflation measure with supermarket scanner data

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Supermarket scanner data will be used to help measure UK inflation for the first time starting next month as ...
Neowin

Good news for Excel users: You can now import data from CSV files without Power Query

To make it easier to pull a .csv or .txt file directly into Excel without having to deal with Power Query, Microsoft is introducing two new import functions. Microsoft is making two new Import ...
Game Rant

Heartopia Birdwatching Guide: Unlocking, Using Scanner, & Info Card Rewards

Greysun is the Lead Guides Editor at GameRant, where he oversees game help coverage for everything from the biggest AAA releases to standout indie and live-service titles. Professionally, Greysun has ...
CNN

Scientist turns people’s mental images into text using ‘mind-captioning’ technology

A scientist in Japan has developed a technique that uses brain scans and artificial intelligence to turn a person’s mental images into accurate, descriptive sentences. While there has been progress in ...
Nature

‘Mind-captioning’ AI decodes brain activity to turn thoughts into text

A non-invasive imaging technique can translate scenes in your head into sentences. It could help to reveal how the brain interprets the world. Reading a person’s mind using a recording of their brain ...
The New York Times

Who Needs a Printer or Scanner? Just Use Your Mobile Device.

Free software on your phone or tablet lets you scan, create, edit, annotate and even sign digitized documents on the go. By J. D. Biersdorfer I write the monthly Tech Tip column, which is devoted to ...
CNBC

How Lego MRI scanner sets are reducing anxiety in children undergoing medical treatment

Lego's MRI scanner play sets, which launched in 2023, are significantly reducing anxiety and the use of sedation in children, the company said. New research from Lego shows that 96% of healthcare ...
Condé Nast Traveler

This Portable Scanner Is the Travel Accessory You Didn’t Know You Needed

All products and listings featured on Condé Nast Traveler are independently selected by our editors. However, we may receive compensation from retailers and/or from purchases of products through these ...
Tom's Guide

Microsoft Copilot now lets you turn a file into a PowerPoint slide — here's how

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Texas Monthly

I Went Into the Woods to Read Matthew McConaughey’s Poetry, and This Is What Happened

In our fraught modern world, poets are rarely celebrities. But celebrities sometimes get their poems published. Certain people (disgruntled scribblers) may scoff at this. What do Megan Fox, James ...